These primitive totems looked a bit like mermaids. Unlike the mermaids he saw at the Twilight Auction, who had the upper body of a human and the lower body of a fish and used their beautiful voices to lure ships into sinking.
These mermaids had strange fins all over their bodies, and they did not restrict their lower body parts.
Some turned into fish on the upper body, some turned into fish on the left side, and some turned into fish on the whole body but kept their limbs. Angor did not know if there was such a race among mermaids, but there were mermaids in both human and fish forms. Without knowing their real names, Angor assumed that they were a subspecies of mermaids.
After this row of mermaid totems of various colors, there were murals that had been carved.
The main characters in the murals changed from mermaids to Toad Skins. The Toad Skins were doing strange things. Some were kneeling, some were carrying poles, and some were holding harpoons. The murals seemed to be describing the daily life of the Toad Skins. However, the last few murals were a bit strange.
The mermaids in the previous totem showed up again. They rode on clouds and led the Toad Skins to a place full of sunlight.
The Toad Skins formed a circle and danced in celebration. Then, the mermaids disappeared.
The murals seemed to be related to the religion of the Toad Skins. Mermaids were believers, totems, and gods, while the Toad Skins were a tribe that worshiped totems.
There was a lot of content in the images, from ordinary daily life to hunting, to the creation of civilization, and the worship of gods. Everything appeared one by one.
Below each of the murals was a large number of words.
These words were made up of dots, lines, and patterns, which looked like matchstick figures doing all kinds of actions. Angor could not understand the meaning of these words. He could only assume that they were some kind of ideogram describing the things in the murals.
Angor studied them for a while but still could not figure out what they meant. In the end, he shook his head and gave up.
His instinct told him that these words and murals were important, but he had to give up since he did not know how to interpret them. If he could learn the level-2 cantrip "Character Proficiency", it would be easy for him to decipher these basic ideograms.
However, he did not know "Character Proficiency". Even if he learned it now, he would not be able to do it in a day. Cantrips such as' Language Proficiency 'and' Language Analysis' all required a lot of accumulation of knowledge, as well as the mastery of various ideograms, phonograms, and hieroglyphics logic.
Speaking of which, this was the disadvantage of an apprentice like Angor who did not have enough knowledge. If it were someone else who trained to become a level-2 apprentice step by step, "Language Proficiency" would be a necessary foundation, because such cantrips were necessary for survival in the wild, adventures in mystery realms, plane expeditions, and so on.
Since he could not decipher it, he had to memorize it. Perhaps he could exchange information with other apprentices.
He walked around the room and did not find any hidden rooms. There were only two rooms in the entire fortress, and everything was very simple. He didn't even find any food supplies here.
Could it be that this place was just a concept similar to the "forest keeper's cabin"?
Since there was nothing to be gained, he had no choice but to leave. However, he had a vague thought in his mind. Perhaps the mystery of the Sea of Purification would be solved as long as he could find the gathering place of these Toad Skins.
But where exactly were the Toad Skins gathered? That was also a problem.
He could not decipher the words, but based on the murals, Angor believed that the Promised Land was the place where the mermaid took the Toad Skins to … a place full of sunlight.
Speaking of sunlight, Angor began to wonder if he was wrong. Could it be that the final destination was not the bottom of the sea, but the surface of the sea?
But if that was the case, why did the Toad Skins live at the bottom of the sea?
After leaving the fortress, Angor decided to explore deeper into the city. He believed that they were on the surface of the sea, but he still felt that something was wrong.
He remembered the poor apprentice from Floating Mech City who was kidnapped by Freud. He once said, "Fight your way out of the most dangerous place."
If that was the key to the purification garden, the sea was so calm. There shouldn't be any danger, right? Unless … all the Toad Skins gathered at the surface of the sea. Considering how strong they were, they could pose a threat to others.
However, he could not confirm the location of the Toad Skins. Since he already found one at the bottom of the sea, he decided to keep searching.
If he couldn't find it, he would have to deal with it later.
With that in mind, he walked down the slope and headed deeper into the cold and gloomy area.
…
He walked into the darkness of the ocean, accompanied by endless loneliness. The world of flying fish was about to be destroyed.
Nausica was injured, and quite badly. She collapsed under a tree and breathed heavily.
A gentle breeze brushed past her face and lifted her beautiful hair.
Nausica snorted and looked at the golden countdown timer in the sky. Her eyes were filled with unwillingness. It was the last hour, but she still hadn't found the so-called Sea of Purification.
She knew that there was an exit in the sky, but she didn't know how to fly. The best she could do was to use Wind Spiral to stay in the air for a while.
Not to mention, she was now seriously injured.
When she ran out of mana, she forced herself to use Hurricane Spiral Cannons to drive away the intruders. However, she had also suffered a slight backlash from her magic power. Even if the backlash wasn't severe this time, and she could recover most of her injuries with the help of potions, she would still be unable to move for a short period of time.
Even if the Sea of Purification wasn't in the sky, she couldn't find it anymore.
Besides, she might become a burden to the team.
Nausica smiled bitterly. She could already hear heavy footsteps coming from afar. It must be Shan and Gank coming here.
As expected, not long after, a shadow blocked her line of sight.
"Nausica, what's wrong?" Shan jumped down from Gank's shoulder. Nausica said she was going to check if there was a sea ahead, but she didn't come back for more than half an hour, so Shan hurried over. Nausica was covered in blood and looked like she was on the verge of death.
Nausica smiled bitterly. "Someone ambushed me."
"Who?!" Shan yelled in anger. "Where is he?!"
"I chased him away." Nausica shook her head. "Do you remember how I said someone was looking at me with hostility before I entered the garden?"
"That's the one who ambushed you?"
Nausica nodded. It was a tall, slim woman with a veil on her face. She still didn't know who that woman was, or how she offended her and even chased her all the way to the garden.
"Damn it! Tell me what she looks like. I'm going to kill her if I see her." Shan tried to put Nausica on Gank's shoulder.
Nausica pushed her hand away. "Don't mind me. Take Shiliew away. I don't think we can continue —"
Before Nausica could finish, Shiliew suddenly stretched herself on Gank's shoulder. "Ha — yawn —"
Both Shan and Nausica looked at her and saw Shiliew looking down shyly. "Um, good morning?"
…
The first rays of the morning sun shone over the horizon. The dawn of a new day had arrived.
The first rays of the morning sun were beautiful, but this might be the last time this world saw them.
There was only half an hour left on the timer in the sky, and the number was still shrinking. It was like the Sword of Damocles hanging over everyone's head, reminding them that the God of Death was coming.
As time ran out, those who couldn't find the exit were still trying their best.
The stubborn ones were still looking for a way out. But those who couldn't see through the fog would still be punished by the sword.
Those who could see the situation clearly were looking for a way to reach the sky. But sometimes, no one dared to try when the method was right in front of them.
Most of them chose to go crazy. Before they died, they wreaked havoc in a frenzy, as if they wanted to use this method to vent the fear in their hearts.
The ground began to tremble. Every now and then, they would see cracks in the ground and lava gushing out, burning this world that was about to be destroyed and sacrificed.
Lava, hurricanes, torrential rain, crazy people, and crazy flying fishes were all playing the final symphony before the end of the world.
A giant blue whale was floating in the air. A man with a fish scale between his eyebrows was standing on top of the whale's head, watching the scene with great interest.
The man watched for a long time with great concentration.
"Jebra, what are you waiting for?" A woman covered in a blue cloak suddenly walked to the man and asked in a soft voice.
Jebra chuckled. "What a rare sight. It'll be a shame if we miss it."
The woman walked to the whale's head and removed a red conch from its horn. "I've recorded the sound of the conch. You can watch it whenever you want."
Jebra raised an eyebrow. "Well, I prefer to be there. I love to see the suffering of people."
"Still, it's too small." Jebra turned around. "Let's go. It's about time. Maybe we'll see something like this in the entire southern region. "
The cloaked woman's pretty brows furrowed. "The Southern Region? What do you mean? "
"You haven't forgotten what happened ten thousand years ago, have you?" Jebra chuckled and ordered the blue whale to fly away.
Apart from the apprentices who entered the Sea of Purification from time to time, flying fishes were also entering the barrier.
As soon as Jebra reached the barrier, he saw a giant ray flying through it.
Due to the blue whale's size, no flying fishes dared to approach it. However, this ray seemed to ignore this rule. It passed through the blue whale's side and entered the boundary membrane.
"What are you looking at?"
"A strange man. He has no limbs, but he rode that ray into the Sea of Purification. Interesting. "
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